The Best Genealogy Software

JJ Lin was assigned by his family to create a family tree, but where does he begin and what tools do we recommend? Veronica’s fav free tool is Geni.com but a…

Alrighty then – so here is a video on how I organize my own genealogy. This video was created to show you my method and the importance of finding a method th…

20 thoughts on “The Best Genealogy Software

  1. You missed one of the big ones: http://www.familysearch.org. You can search
    records, create your tree, attach photos, documents and stories, etc. All
    for free. It’s html5 based, but they are working also in native clients for
    iOS and Android.

  2. You missed one of the big ones: http://www.familysearch.org. You can search
    records, create your tree, attach photos, documents and stories, etc. All
    for free. It’s html5 based, but they are working also in native clients for
    iOS and Android.

  3. I have a paid version of family tree maker, it integrates very well with
    ancestry.com. Its easy to use, has expandability, was cheap! Would
    recommend it hands down

  4. Great video young lady..it’s really nice to see a young person take up an
    interest in thier family history..wish I had done that when I your age..I
    waited until it was too late to do serious research on my own kin…when my
    grandmother was still alive…she remembered a lot of family history..but
    never wrote it down on paper guess she’d figured no one would be
    interested..anyways..keep up the good work!

  5. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE genealogy, but you have to be the prettiest
    genealogist I have ever met… hands down. Anyway, I also used to be into
    genealogy when I was a teenager, and still am. Have researched all the way
    to ancient Egypt. Genealogy DOES break down racial bias, trust me.
    Greetings from Mexico!

  6. I can’t tell you how important it is, whether it’s from your grands & great
    grands or aunts/uncles, great aunts/uncles, cousins, etc. I have a cousin
    in his 70’s & I will never forget him saying, “If I could only ask my
    Granddaddy one question, it would be, ‘Who were your grandparents?'” That
    simple question would have allowed him to find a missing link. Bad
    ancestors round out human families. Everyone has black sheep so don’t avoid
    researching those. They turn out to be the most interesting.

  7. I use a lateral file rather than a regular file cabinet – some docs like
    wills and deeds are often legal-size and won’t fit in regular files w/o
    folding. I have enough of them that it would substantially add to the
    thickness of my files.

  8. Thank you! Keep checking back become I am hoping to make another video in
    the next week or two that shows how I’ve updated my organization system.
    Thanks for watching and commenting!

  9. hi, this is superb stuff. Great to see how other people do their filing
    systems – there’s always ways to improve it, so thanks for the tips 🙂

  10. Nice job organizing your files. I use 4 binders for each of my grandparnets
    though i worry about losing all the files to a house fire so I place my
    books and pictures in a safe for future reference. I liked your idea of
    having seperate folders for those individuals who have a lot of information
    tied to them. Great job I might incorporate that idea into my binders.And
    love the color codes too. AlsoIsave files to disks for the age of
    computers. 🙂

  11. Great job on this video! You and I actually use very similar systems in
    terms of color coding — Blue is my paternal grandfathers family; Maroon is
    my paternal grandmother; Green is my maternal grandfather and orange is my
    maternal grandmother. Where do you live? I only ask because you and I are
    about the same age (I think; I’m 26) and it’s nice to get in touch with
    people who are around my age and seriously interested in genealogy. Look
    forward to hearing from you!

  12. Very impressive! Thank you for sharing this and teaching us how to do this.
    I think I will follow your format since (like you) other styles have not
    worked well for me. Look forward to seeing your other videos. Great job!

  13. Hey, i love your videos and they are very helpful. I was having some
    trouble organizing all of my genealogy. I was having problems organizing
    just like you do. Could you help? Thanks

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